1. CA Sandeep D. Welling Overview of Bank Branch Audit & Other important Circulars Pune Branch March 12, 2016

2. CA Sandeep D. Welling ADVANCES  Examination of all large advances (Aggregate of Fund + Non fund above Rs. 10/- Cr. Or accounts having exposure greater than 10% of the total advances of the branch) and a test check of other advances. List of accounts examined for auditAccount No. Account NameBalance as at year end – Funded Balance as at year end – Non- funded Total XXXXXX Total ABC = A + B Total Outstanding of the Branch XYZ = X + Y Percentage examined A as % of XB as % of YC as % of Z

3. CA Sandeep D. Welling CREDIT APPRAISAL  Opinion is sought on compliance of Procedure / Instruction of controlling authorities.  Early Mortality cases A/c No. NameBalance at the end  Whether interest rates keyed in correctly  Modified except official rate change  Cases of frequent renewals/ rollovers of short term loans

4. CA Sandeep D. Welling SANCTIONING / DISBURSEMENT  Credit facilities beyond the delegated authorities.  Are such cases promptly reported to higher authorities?  Advances disbursed without compliance of terms of sanction (give details) e.g.: Necessary funds not brought in by the borrower.

5. CA Sandeep D. Welling SANCTIONING / DISBURSEMENT (Cont’d)  Net worth of the guarantor not furnished.  Unit not inspected.  End use of the funds not verified.  Borrower continuing to have operations with other Banks.

6. CA Sandeep D. Welling DOCUMENTATION  Instances of credit facilities released without execution of all the necessary documents - Verify legal status. - Government recognized status. - Type of Loan. - Securities.  Instances of deficiencies in documentation, non registration of charge etc., (give details)

7. CA Sandeep D. Welling REVIEW/MONITORING/SUPERVISION  Periodic review of' advances including balance confirmation / acknowledgement of debts etc. - Analysis of such accounts overdue for review.  System of receipt of Stock / Book Debt and other statement and scrutiny thereof.  System of obtaining Stock Audit Report. Details required where Stock Audit not conducted and if conducted but no action on the adverse observations  DP computation  Audited accounts as per RBI guidelines from non corporate entities with limit beyond Rs. 10 lacs.

8. CA Sandeep D. Welling  Issues relating to Consortium/ Multiple Banking accounts  Deficiencies in value of securities, frequent/ unauthorized drawings, inadequate insurance etc.  Clauses relating to lease finance activities and credit card dues.  Clauses relating to Prudential Norms. REVIEW/MONITORING/SUPERVISION (Cont’d)

9. CA Sandeep D. Welling Classification of Advances including Restructure Has advances been classified correctly without manual intervention Any disagreement of auditor with the classification with reasons Whether such disagreements or required changes reflected in MOC RBI guidelines compliance while restructuring Up-gradation of accounts whether as per RBI Any case where recovery action sanctioned but not acted upon by the branch Obtain list of Restructured/ Rephased accounts and see whether the same in line with RBI guidelines

10. CA Sandeep D. Welling Classification of Advances including Restructure Whether appropriate claims (DICGC/ ECGC/ CGTMSE) duly lodged Details of any rejected claims Whether provisioning in line with such rejection In respect of NPA, valuers certification for the asset values once in 3 years Test check of documents where they are kept at location other than branch

11. CA Sandeep D. Welling Guarantees & Letter of Credit List of borrowers with number of times L/c is devolved or Guarantees invoked but subsequently paid for List of borrowers with number of times L/c is devolved or Guarantees invoked but subsequently not paid for List borrowers where interchangeability of fund & non-fund limits allowed after devolvement or guarantee invoked. Classification in line with fund limits

12. CA Sandeep D. Welling OTHER ASSETS (Cont'd)  Suspense Accounts / Sundry Assets.  Critically Scrutinize these accounts.  Details and clarification in respect of old unadjusted entries be obtained.  Balances which in your opinion are not recoverable.  e.g.: Advance against traveling. - Payment to merchant establishment, - Legal expenses - Dividend / Interest paid.

13. CA Sandeep D. Welling OTHER ASSETS (Cont'd)  Unusual items in these accounts be reported  e.g.: Cash in transit - Difference in balancing. - Difference in cash.

14. CA Sandeep D. Welling DEPOSITS  Compliance with guidelines in respect of inoperative accounts.  Instances if not complied with the guidelines.  Seek clarification for unusual movements after balance sheet date.  Quantification of Overdue / Matured term deposits at the year end.

15. CA Sandeep D. Welling BILLS PAYABLE /SUNDRY DEPOSITS / CONTINGENT LIABILITIES.  Details of old items to be reported.  Unusual items and pre-matured withdrawals or debits to be reported along with their nature and amounts.  List of major items of contingent liabilities other than Guarantees, L/Cs, Endorsements, Acceptances etc.  Representation from the Branch Manager

16. CA Sandeep D. Welling Other certifications CRAR workings: This involves bifurcation of advances into Corporate Advances: this involves exposure above Rs. 5 Cr. Please note that exposure relates to sanction amount, whether fund or non- fund. Outstanding at the year end is irrelevant. External rating is mandatory. Government Exposure: This involves only to central govt. Govt. undertakings are not part of these exposures Retail: Generally all others would fall under this category It is suggested that we study the RBI circular on CRAR Categorisation of Advances into Priority/ Housing / Others NPA movements Subsidy on priority lending

17. CA Sandeep D. Welling Other Important Circulars  S D R  Withdrawal of Bank notes prior to 2005  Concurrent Audit  FATCA  Master Circulars

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